| Name |
Welty, Albert |
| Birth |
3 Jun 1915 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WELT.A001 |
| _FGRAVE |
19315895 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, Company D, 29th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on 22 March 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified for the military occupational specialty of rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on 14 September 1945 bound to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to Company D, 29th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private on 20 December 1945 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1968856
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World War II Honoree, Welty, Albert
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Military Service Ribbons, Welty, Albert (1915-1980)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
2 May 1980 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert
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Headstone, Welty, Albert
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I19823 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
18 Mar 2023 |
| Family |
Slade, Opal L., b. 4 Mar 1915 d. 25 Aug 1989 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
Y [1] |
| Children |
| > | 1. Welty, D. |
| > | 2. Welty, B. |
| + | 3. Welty, Lora Darlene d. 15 Nov 1975 |
| | 4. Baughman, Dwayne d. Bef 31 Mar 2011 |
| > | 5. Welty, Veda d. Bef 31 Mar 2011 |
| + | 6. Welty, Paul H., b. 21 Feb 1941, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Jan 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 71 years) |
| > | 7. Welty, James Richard 'Jim', b. 24 Oct 1945, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Apr 2017, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 71 years) |
| + | 8. Welty, Danny Lee, b. 26 Jul 1954, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Mar 2011, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 56 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4525 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
English
1915 - 1980 (64 years)
